Beef, Bean & Mushroom Warmer

Trying to balance keeping control of calorie intake and delivering something warming on a miserable night is tricky. But this simple stew does it. It combines lean stewing steak, Borlotti beans, dried mushrooms, tomato, herbs and chilli for some extra heat. I used dried mushrooms I got from a local Chinese supermarket which stay meaty and have an earthy flavour even when cooked for a couple of hours. Season at the end or the beans stay hard. This will serve 4 people at about 400 calories per portion.

Ingredients

1 tbls olive oil

1 red onion, finely chopped

3 cloves garlic, chopped

400g lean stewing steak, diced in to large pieces

100g dried Borlotti beans, soaked in boiling water for an hour

50g dried mushrooms, soaked in 200ml of boiling water (reserve the strained liquid)

1 tin chopped tomatoes

1 whole red chilli, stabbed a few times with the point of a knife

Spring of thyme

1 bay leaf

Salt & pepper

What to do

Heat the oil in a large lidded frying pan and cook the onions and garlic for 5 minutes.

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